7. Consider enrolling your child in preschool.

Now that President Obama has said he wants universal preschool education, theres going to be a lot of debate about whether its worth the money itll cost. Heres some proof it may be: An analysis of 16 recent studies found that sending a disadvantaged child to preschool that focuses on language development can raise her IQ by as much as seven points. Since other researchers think that preschool education benefits all children in many ways, take advantage of preschool if its available in your community.

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